Claude Cowork - AI Agents & Workflow Automation

Name: Claude Cowork - AI Agents & Workflow Automation
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Use Claude Cowork for AI agents, workflow automation, files, memory, projects, Chrome, and desktop control.

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Created byMichael Mancini

Last updated 5/2026

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What you'll learn

Use Claude Cowork to plan, run, and manage practical AI agent workflows.
Navigate sessions, interface settings, permissions, and local file access safely.
Write outcome-based tasks that make Claude produce useful, reliable work results.
Store instructions and background information to create consistent AI assistance.

Course content

5 sections • 33 lectures • 2h 17m total length

Welcome to the Course1:34
Explore how ai agents can plan and complete multi-step tasks with cloud cowork, from organizing files to controlling your desktop. Learn sessions, projects, skills, plugins, connectors, and model context protocol.
Understanding Claude and Claude Cowork3:00
Interface and Settings Walkthrough3:40
Explore Claude's co-work interface, from the chat input window to plus options for skills and connectors, and configure models, privacy, and memory in persistent co-work prompts.
Understanding Permission Modes1:47

Using Local File Access in Sessions4:51
Select a local folder in a session to let Cloud access and rename files with a date-based structure, under prompts and global instructions governing permissions in a sandbox.
Writing Outcome-Based Tasks4:25
Saving Instructions and Background Information4:08
Create and place a Claude MD file per folder to supply project-specific guidelines, then add context files like about me for session-aware instructions.
Adding Persistent Memory with memory.md3:37

Introduction to Connectors4:08
Understanding MCPs5:09
Learn how MCPs provide a common language for AI and apps, with MCP servers translating tool calls to app APIs while keeping credentials secure on the server.
Creating a Meeting Preparation Document4:36
Learn how to use connectors to pull calendar details, the latest client emails, and project updates into a single meeting preparation document.
Introduction to Skills4:04
Learn how to define and use skills in Claude Cowork to automate repetitive meetings, enabling Claude to check calendars, emails, and files and generate docx meeting notes.
Creating Your Own Skills6:26
Create a Claude co-work skill that generates meeting prep notes from calendar and Gmail data, defining triggers and outputs and testing the workflow.
Invoking Skills with Shortcuts4:07
Adding Plugins to Extend Claude Cowork7:13

Creating a Claude Cowork Project6:25
Create a Claude Cowork project to turn a folder of data into a persistent workspace with project-specific instructions, memory management, and easy import or start-from-scratch options for ongoing work.
Adding More Context to Your Project3:54
Improve Claude project workflows by adding tasks, managing memory and instructions, and using upper context like brand assets and transcripts with optional approval pauses.
Working On and Managing Projects2:28
Learn to manage a landing page project by reviewing drafts, applying voice instructions, and finishing section two. Move, pin, rename, or delete tasks, and access outputs and completed tasks.
Understanding Project Memory4:00
Adding Live Artifacts to Projects6:38
Discover how to create live artifacts in Claude Cowork, a persistent HTML status board that pulls data via connectors like Slack to show decisions and action items.
Scaling Autonomy: What It Means and Why It Matters2:32
Scheduling Tasks Inside Projects6:44
Create and manage scheduled tasks inside projects using the schedule menu or left sidebar, including a Monday status snapshot that reads drafts and logs weekly progress in markdown.
Using the Schedule Command3:05
Learn to create scheduled tasks inside or outside a project with the slash scheduled command, run them automatically or manually, and review history in one session.
Scheduled Tasks: Key Takeaways1:22

Introduction to Claude in Chrome2:08
Explore how the Cloud Cowork Chrome extension adds internet browsing and automation by operating inside logged-in browsers, enabling clicking, filling forms, and JavaScript-rendered apps, with security considerations.
Using Claude Chrome Directly in the Browser5:37
Controlling Claude Chrome from Claude Cowork5:32
Connect Claude Chrome extension to Claude Cowork to browse booking.com within a project, apply hotel criteria, and present a top three hotel shortlist in a PowerPoint briefing, while considering security.
Using Claude Chrome Safely: Prompt Injection Risks3:44
Introduction to Dispatch1:29
Controlling Claude Cowork from Your Mobile Phone5:48
Letting Claude Cowork Control Your Desktop with Computer Use3:47
Explore how Claude Cowork can control your real desktop as a last resort through screenshot-based actions, clicking and typing, with guardrails to protect sensitive data.
Creating Slides with Computer Use7:07
Course Summary and Next Steps2:28

Requirements

No coding experience required. You only need basic computer skills and access to Claude Cowork or Claude.

Description

Claude Cowork Masterclass - AI Agents & Workflow Automation is a practical course for anyone who wants to move beyond basic AI chat and use Claude Cowork as a real productivity and automation tool.

Most people use AI for simple prompts, quick answers, or text generation. Claude Cowork goes further. It can work with files, follow instructions, remember context, use tools, interact with the browser, and support real agentic workflows.

In this course, you will learn Claude Cowork step by step. You will start with the basics: understanding Claude, navigating the interface, adjusting settings, and choosing the right permission modes. Then you will learn how to use local file access, manage sessions, write outcome-based tasks, and store reusable instructions and background information.

You will also explore advanced features such as persistent memory with connectors, MCPs, skills, plugins, projects, project memory, live artifacts, and scheduled tasks. The course also covers Claude in Chrome, browser workflows, prompt injection safety, Dispatch, mobile control, and desktop automation with Computer Use.

By the end, you will be able to use Claude Cowork for AI agents, workflow automation, file-based work, project assistance, browser automation, and productivity.

This course is ideal for beginners, professionals, creators, freelancers, students, and business users who want to use AI agents and automation without needing to code.

Who this course is for:

Beginners, professionals, creators, and students who want to use Claude Cowork to automate work, manage files, and build AI workflows without coding.

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Getting Started with Claude Cowork4 lectures • 10min

Files, Tasks, and Memory4 lectures • 17min

Connectors, MCPs, Skills, and Plugins7 lectures • 36min

Projects and Automation9 lectures • 37min

Browser Control, Desktop Automation, and Wrap-Up9 lectures • 38min

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